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    Pim Island

    78°44′N 74°34′W

    Pim Island (previously Bedford Pim Island) is an uninhabited island located off the eastern coast of Ellesmere Island, part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Located within the Arctic Archipelago, it is a part of the Queen Elizabeth Islands.

    Pim Island

    Brocken Inaglory in September of 2005 / CC BY-SA 4.0

    Terrain

    78°44′N 74°34′W

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    Overview

    Pim Island (previously Bedford Pim Island) is an uninhabited island located off the eastern coast of Ellesmere Island, part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Located within the Arctic Archipelago, it is a part of the Queen Elizabeth Islands. Pim Island is separated from Ellesmere Island by Rice Strait, the waterway that connects Rosse Bay to the south and Buchanan Bay to the north. Nares Strait is to the east. Pim Island is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Cocked Hat Island.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Queen Elizabeth Islands

    Also in Canadian Arctic

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    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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